
Straight talk on swimming coaching from Wayne Goldsmith — 30+ years working with Olympic programs and national federations worldwide. Cutting through the noise on technique, training, race skills and building swimmers who love the sport. swimminggold.substack.com
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 31 | Founded | 21 days ago |
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| Categories | SportsSwimming | ||||

By Wayne Goldsmith
This is without doubt my favorite story to tell when I do Club visits, swimming parents workshops and coaching clinics: The 5 a.m. In A Swimming Household story.
Please share this with every swimming parent you know.
It is a fun... more
By Wayne Goldsmith
I’ve been to over 1000 swimming pools.
Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Fiji Islands, USA, South Korea, Zimbabwe, South Africa, England, The Isle of Man, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal... more
Coaching is moments that matter.
I was coaching a 14 year old.
He looked sad and flat and tired and I asked him how he was going.
He said, “I’m ok. I just wish I was more talented like Steve. He doesn’t train much and yet he keeps kicking my butt ... more
I was in Zimbabwe doing a swimming clinic in 1996 for WORLD AQUATICS - FINA as it was.
The hosts took me to a local swimming program.
Run down pool, no lane ropes, no backstroke flags, no starting blocks. Cold water.
The sides of the pool had gr... more
By Wayne Goldsmith
ir Alex Ferguson would stop training to talk one-on-one with players. In that moment, they were the only person who mattered.
Laurie Lawrence told me: “Don’t put heart rate before heart.” If you see a moment to inspire an athlete... more
There are two types of swimmers: Pacers and Racers.
Alex Popov — multiple Olympic Gold medalist, world record holder — told me this years ago. It stuck.
Pacers train to hit a time. They race to a plan, trying to control the controllables.
Racers l... more
One of the most common questions I get from coaches: “How do I motivate my swimmers to work harder?”
My response: “You can’t. Don’t try.”
You can’t motivate anyone to do something they don’t already want to do. It’s not your job to make them do it ... more
By Wayne Goldsmith
One of the most confusing parts of learning about swimming coaching is training zones.
When you attend your first ever swimming coaching course or when you open a swimming coaching textbook for the first time, you’ll see a table... more
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